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December 17, 2006

Environmental Impact Statements Cut from U.S. National Forest Plans

Tim Preso, attorney for EarthJustice-- "because the Earth needs a good lawyer"-- tells Betsy how the US National Forest Service has decided to do away with all environmental review for projects-- road paving and logging included-- in our National Forests. "What we've seen over and over again is that this White House is very hostile to the process of environmental review and disclosure. This is just the latest in a series." LISTEN (11 min)